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Name in Chinese
譚偉強
Biography
Wai-keung Tam is a Research Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Government and International Affairs at Lingnan University. He specializes in comparative politics, law and society, public policy, and the political economy of development. He is the author of Legal Mobilization under Authoritarianism: The Case of Post-Colonial Hong Kong (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013). His book received Honorable Mention from the Committee for the Distinguished Book Award for 2014 of the Sociology of Law Section of the American Sociological Association. Wai-keung has also authored articles in journals such as The China Quarterly, Law & Social Inquiry, Crime, Law and Social Change, and Journal of Contemporary Asia.
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Election, Appointments, and the Quality of Politicians: Evidence from the Legislative Assembly of Macau
TAM, W. K. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Grant Research
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Legislative Oversight under Authoritarianism: The Case of the Parliament of Singapore
TAM, W. K. (PI)
1/01/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Grant Research
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Women's Political Representation under Undemocratic Regimes: The Case of Macau's Legislative Assembly
TAM, W. K. (PI)
1/04/20 → 30/10/21
Project: Grant Research
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Judicial Responses to Politically Sensitive Cases in an Authoritarian Setting: The Case of Hong Kong
TAM, W., 2024, In: China Perspectives. 2024, 138, p. 57-69 13 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Does the age of legislators matter to their representational behavior? Evidence from Hong Kong
TAM, W., Sept 2022, In: Japanese Journal of Political Science. 23, 3, p. 270-282 13 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Deliberation about the 2014 Umbrella Movement in a Hong Kong elite newspaper: A quantitative study of the Hong Kong Economic Journal
TAM, W. K., 1 Jun 2021, In: Asian Journal of Comparative Politics. 6, 2, p. 127-142 16 p., 205789111989852.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review